Behind the Scenes of the Alito Nomination

The Washington Post has a very interesting behind-the-scenes story about the political tactics involved in the campaign to get Alito through the Senate confirmation process.  The lack of a coordinated approach on the Judiciary Committee, within the party and by interest groups is quite apparent -- more of an every person for himself rather than a sense of working for the good of the Party.   Yesterday, Alito split with conservatives on a death row case.  See here, here and Captains Quarters.